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Our Favourite Things
by Our Favourite Things
This podcast is a journey through our thoughts. Come for our faves, stay for the laughs. Hosted by Mofi and Tiese.
Episodes
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The Farewell Season: Ep 1, On Letting Go
Hosts Mofi & Tiese welcome you back to the podcast! As the episode title suggests, this will be our final season of Our Favourite Things Podcast. *cue sad music* In this episode, we catch you up on summer travels and where we have been, our thoughts knowing when to let go, and why we decided to...
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The “Double Consciousness” Episode | Highlights
Hosts Mofi and Tiese are joined by a special guest - Tahseen - to talk “staying woke”. What does it mean to us to be “woke”? This opening question from Mofi starts off a discussion on the importance of staying conscious and aware, thinking critically, and showing up with kindness and care for...
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Let’s talk about Sex! | Highlights Episode
On this episode of the podcast, we chat about sex and the conversations we’re having around it. Do we talk about sex? With whom? Where do we get Sex Education from? What do we wish we knew about sex growing up + more… Join the conversation Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or...
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“Cancel Culture” | Highlights Episode
“Cancel Culture” | Highlights Episode Hosts Mofi and Tiese are joined by a special guest - Yemi - to talk “Cancel Culture”. We talk about the impacts (or lack thereof) of being “canceled”, why folks with harmful rhetoric should be held accountable, and how, mob mentality on social media, who…
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The Future of Work | Highlights Episode
In March 2020, our lives changed with the spread of the pandemic. In this episode, hosts Mofi & Tiesé are joined by special guest—Salem, to share how work has changed since March 2020, the sustainability of a 9 to 5 structure, transitioning to entrepreneurship, re-imagining what work could like +...
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A Deeper Look at International Women’s Day
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share constructive thoughts on the celebration of International Women’s Day/Month, joined by special guest, lawyer, writer and founder - Salem. Join the conversation: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever else you listen to podcasts Keep up with us...
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Co-workers to Friends? | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiesé talk workplace relationships. Our thoughts on coworkers turning into friends, or being thought of as “family”, “bonding” with co-workers, why we’re keeping boundaries in the office + more… Join the conversation: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or…
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Multiple Truths | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese talk religion, faith, and spirituality, and share their thoughts on individual truths, evolving mindsets, navigating belief differences in relationships, + more… Join the conversation: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever else you listen. Keep up...
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Here’s to 2022 | Highlights Episode
Happy New Year! Hosts Mofi and Tiese reflect on 2021: Highs and lows, what got us through another pandemic-filled year, our intentions for 2022 + more… what are you looking forward to this year? Join the conversation on our social media [ourfavepods on IG & Twitter] Subscribe on Apple Podcasts,...
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Friendship is on a spectrum | Highlights Episode
On today’s episode, Hosts Mofi and Tiese talk friendship: finding and keeping friends in adulthood, breaking into friend groups, friendship break-ups, how we long distance friendships + more. Join the conversation: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever else you listen....
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The “Birthday Money” episode | Highlights
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their thoughts (like the rest of Nigerian Twitter) on Davido’s birthday crowdfunding–the good, the bad, and the cringe. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever else you listen. Keep up with us on twitter & instagram @ourfavepods Mofi…
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Not Safe for Nigerian Parents | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their thoughts on + experiences with certain aspects of the Nigerian parenting style. Many of you can probably relate, so listen in and join the conversation. Share your thoughts + opinions with us on instagram or twitter, we’re there @ourfavepods Subscribe on Apple...
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Choosing Health | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi & Tiese return with a highlights episode. In this week’s conversation: Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Big Brother Nigeria and the importance of choosing health, T reflects on a transformative Virgo Season and intentions for her 28th year, Mofi shares on her return to Lagos living, thoughts...
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The “First born girls” episode | Highlights
Hosts Mofi and Tiese talk through the realities of being first-born girls in Nigerian families and all of the pressure that comes with it. To their siblings listening, send funds. Also on the episode: what they’re loving in books & TV this week, another game of ‘Who’s more likely to?’ + more…...
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Who is More Likely To? | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their thoughts on marriage, kids and lifelong commitments, Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympics suspension, Nigerian artists attempt to co-opt “Amapiano”, + more, and wrap up the episode with a game of “Who’s more likely to?” Thank you all for sending in questions for the...
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Chosen Family | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese chat about friendship: about what it means to them, about maintaining friendships that span oceans and continents and seeing friends as “chosen family”. They also share highlights from the past week: Feel Good, Jiva and other noteworthy shows on Netflix, a road trip down the...
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Honesty Hour | Highlights Episode
Trigger Warning: contains content around violence and genocide. Happy Pride Month! 🌈🏳️🌈Hosts Mofi and Tiese hold space for conversation around some hard truths including the gross maltreatment of queer folks in Ghana and Uganda, Nigeria’s unlawful Twitter Ban, and the harrowing history behind...
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Our Fave Reads May - Women, Race & Class by Angela Davis
Hosts Mofi and Tiese return with the first episode of the summer series - Our Fave Reads. We dive into conversation about Women, Race and Class, an in-depth analysis by Angela Davis into the beginnings of the women’s rights movement, its merits and how it failed to be inclusive and intersectional...
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Expressions of Pain & Joy | Highlights Episode
Trigger Warning: Conversations about violence. Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their thoughts on pertinent issues -including the Chauvin trial, the killing of Ma’Khia Bryant and the current COVID-19 crisis in India- and various pockets of joy from their week; including Mofi’s debut dance challenge…
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“The end of the Panoramic?” | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share commentary in a brand new episode. We discuss the recent hate crimes committed in Atlanta, timeline to getting our COVID vaccines, what would signal the end of the pandemic for us, Lil Nas X’s “Dear Montero”, Demi Lovato’s Dancing with the Devil, what we’re loving on...
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This is Not my Story to Tell | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese chat about various happenings around the world in a brand new episode. The terrors of Homophobia in Ghana, Racism in the US, The women of FemCo on Time 100 Next List, Zikoko pits Millenials against Gen Z and start a hilarious generations war on social media, Spotify makes…
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“There’s Always Light” | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese return with their first episode of the new year to talk about the reality show that is American politics, leaning into joy this Black History month (and beyond), Cicely Tyson’s amazing life + legacy, Stacy Abram’s Nobel peace prize nomination, COVID vaccine woes, questionable...
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2020 Year in Review | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese reflect on 2020 - a year filled with strife, hope, opportunity, and change. We reflect on the lessons the year has brought, on living through a pandemic, through a year of movements and uprisings + more… Thank you so much for listening, and we hope to speak to you again in…
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No Justice, No Peace | #ENDSARS
Hosts Mofi and Tiese discuss the movement to #ENDSARS. Trigger Warning: Sensitive Content - Violence, Murder. Over the last two weeks, there have been protests against police brutality committed by a special unit of the Nigerian Police Force called the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In…
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Pioneers, Titans, Icons: Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their highlights from the week in a brand new episode. Thoughts (okay maybe a rant) on The Social Dilemma on Netflix, T reflects on turning 27 in September, Mofi’s new life path, highlighting some of our favorites from the Time 100 Most Influential List including Megan...
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Black is King | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their highlights from the week: All of our favorite moments from Beyoncé’s Black is King film, birthday celebrations in the time of corona, T shares a few skincare tips, a hilarious game of “guess the Yoruba lyrics” + more... Subscribe Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts....
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“Black life in an Anti-black world” | Reflections on 2020
In this episode, Mofi and Tiese reflect on what it means / feels like to be black in these times, celebrating and honoring Chadwick Boseman’s purpose-filled life, + holding space for joy and gratitude which are necessary even and especially when things feel hard. Albums Mentioned: Celia - Tiwa...
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Songs of the Summer | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their highlights in a brand new episode Quarantine bubbles, coping w/ CO-VID19 for the long haul, the shows & films keeping us company on Netflix, sharing (or arguing) our favorite “songs of the summer” + more... Here’s a link to our Spotify playlist with all the songs...
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Off to a great start | Highlights episode w/ Yemi
Admist life and all of its happenings, we took a brief hiatus, so here’s the episode we should have shared. Thank you for listening: Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their highlights from the week in a new episode. We share more of the media that’s kept us company at home and invite guest, Yemi into…
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Kiss, Marry, Kill | Highlights Episode w/ Chiedza
Kiss Marry Kill | Highlights Episode w/ Chiedza Hosts Mofi & Tiese share their highlights from the week in a new episode. We pay our respects to Ahmaud Arbery and Sean Reed whose lives were taken by systemic racism and injustice. We also talk about Nollywood on Netflix - The Set Up, Wives on...
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A Sprinkle of Bad Behavior | Highlights Episode w/Koj
From Money Heist to Survivor and The Hunger Games, we share some more of what we’re watching and reading, and solicit recommendations from you! How are you spending your free time in isolation? + find out how well we do against this week’s guest in a game of afrobeats trivia + more... As always,...
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All we have is Time | Highlights Episode w/ Aisha
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their highlights from the week It’s IG LIVE concert season, Mofi gives us updates on the “love no get eye” experiment, we’ve finally found one Instagram challenge we can get behind, all the shows we’re bingeing in isolation, a guest comes on for tv show themed trivia +...
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A Day in Our Lives
Hosts Mofi and Tiese take you through a day in their lives. From the first thing that happens when we get up in the morning to the last activity before bed and everything in between. Subscribe Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts. Keep up with us on twitter & instagram @ourfavepods Mofi -...
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This Moment in Time | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share highlights from the week (quarantine edition) In this episode, we share how you can support the COVID-19 crisis from your living room, our tips to maintain some control amid the chaos; from dancing solo to working out or even turning off the news. Our reaction to...
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2020 Feels Intense | Highlights Episode
Host Mofi and Tiese share highlights from the week including our thoughts on COVID-19 panic, social distancing, the hoarding crisis, how we're adjusting to the rapid changes + more... Since we recorded this, a lot has happened with regard to COVID-19. You can keep up to date with changes via...
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Creating Space for Us | Highlights Episode
We chat about black history month and the ways in which we celebrate it, the importance of creating exclusive community spaces, why we love Netflix’s Sex Education, thoughts on Tyler Perry’s one-man writing room, feelings Mofi can only express in Yoruba + more... Subscribe Rate & Review on Apple...
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A Fresh Start | Highlights w/ Guest: Chiedza
TW: Conversation about sexual assault. For our first episode of the year, we invite Chiedza into the virtual studio. Our best + worst moments from the holidays, recovering from time in Nigeria, how we’re prioritizing self-care with Alex Elle’s New Year Better You course, Tiese and Chiedza make a...
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The Decade in Review | Highlights Episode
Admist conversation about whether or not the decade actually ends in 2019, Hosts Mofi and Tiesé look back on 2019 and the last 10 years. What’s changed, what’s stayed the same, and important lessons we’ve learned along the way. Subscribe, Rate & Review on ApplePodcasts. Keep up with us on twitter...
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This is a Normani Stan Account | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share highlights from the week and recap the year in podcasting; from what’s gone well to what we can do better. We would love to hear from you, what have you enjoyed from us this year and what would you like to hear more of? Let us know on any of our socials: We’re on...
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It's Virgo Season, Baby! | Highlights
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share highlights from the week. Our thoughts on toxic parenting, Tiese's fascination with root words, Burna Boy's African Giant album and the songs we think are worth a 2nd and 3rd listen, paying more attention to Jidenna, giving back in September + more… Subscribe Rate &...
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe [Part 2] Our Fave Reads S2 Ep 3
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their thoughts on Chinua Achebe’s heralded classic; Things Fall Apart. If you haven’t already, you can listen to Part 1 first. In Part 2, we round off our discussion and chat about the author’s use of folktales and proverbs, their significance in the story and to…
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe [Part 1]| Our Fave Reads S2 Ep 2
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their thoughts on Chinua Achebe’s heralded classic - Things Fall Apart In Part 1 we talk about how we were introduced to Things Fall Apart and African literature as a whole, and discuss some highlighted themes from the book - the erasure of traditional and indigenous...
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AfroBeats is Killing It | Highlights Episode
The #BrownSkinGirlChallenge and conversations around colorism, our favorite songs from Lion King The Gift, the continued growth and greatness of African music, black excellence at the Emmy’s + more... As always, Please subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts Keep up with us on twitter...
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Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams | Our Fave Reads S2 Episode 1
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their thoughts on Candice Carty-William’s novel “Queenie”. Candice Carty-Williams has written a novel that almost every 20-something-year old black girl can relate to, if not entirely, then in certain aspects. She does an excellent job of depicting a protagonist that is...
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Migration is A Right | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share highlights from the week in a brand new episode. We talk the personal impacts of Akwaeke Emezi’s “Freshwater”, How the U.S Immigration is failing immigrants, Celebrating the African Giant “Burna Boy”, and Lizzo at the BET awards, the concept of “White Saviorism” and the...
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Introducing Our Fave Reads Season 2
Hosts Mofii and Tiese introduce Our Fave Reads Season 2! Our virtual book club series is back this summer, and we’re telling you all about it! This year, we’ll be reading and talking about three books by African / African-American authors from July through to September: July: Queenie by Candace...
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Let's Call it What it Is | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their highlights in a brand new episode. a new segment - Mofi rants- gives co-host Mofi (and T too) space to air her grievances. today’s topic - can we stop policing black women’s hair? further in, we chat about the impacts social media [and especially instagram] might...
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It Feels Like The First Time | Highlights Episode
It Feels Like The First Time | Highlights Episode by Tiese & Mofi
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Representation Matters | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share highlights in a brand new episode. Tiese struggles to answer a question she posed, Mofi is excited about a new change...We share our thoughts on (and celebrate) inclusivity + representation and the brands + people [from Beyoncé and Rihanna to Mercedes Benz] that…
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All Hail Queen Lupita | Highlights Episode
Hosts Mofi and Tiese share their highlights and celebrate international women's month in a brand new episode. We talk about the women who've influenced and inspired us - Marsai Martin, Zendaya, Adanna, Michelle Obama, Nneka J..., what we think about NZ prime minister Jacinda Arden, Youtuber Lily...
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